The Deputy Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Dr. Namane Dickson Masemola will undertake an official visit to East London in the Eastern Cape’s Buffalo City Metro Municipality on 11 November 2025 to participate in the crucial Provincial Political MuniMEC Forum.

The Forum will see DM Masemola, providing an update on the Review of the White Paper on Local Government.

The strategic realignment of local government to better fulfil its constitutional purpose will be the main topic of his address.

In order to address urgent service delivery issues within local government, the Forum functions as a strategic intergovernmental platform. It seeks to promote cogent planning and execution while also bringing together important sector departments and leaders from several branches of government.

The MuniMEC Forum is tasked with promoting the Constitution’s tenets of cooperative governance, building a cohesive government, facilitating the effective and efficient delivery of services to communities, and achieving national priorities as stated in the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act.

Details of the DM address at the Provincial Political Governance Forum are as follows:
– Date: 11 November 2025
– ⁠Time: 08h00-16h00
– Venue: Alex Golf Country Club (East London)

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For media inquiries, please contact:

Ms. Musa Maud Mkaliphi
Media Liaison Officer for the Deputy Minister
0632713498/0602042563

Mr.Pheello Oliphant
Media Liaison Officer EC MEC CoGTA
082 432 6433

Mr. Legadima Leso
Head of Communications, CoGTA
082 800 3475

Issued by the Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

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